What Is The Ku Klux Klan?

• published: 18 May 2015
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Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Recently, the federal government investigated a possible lynching in Mississippi. The investigation reignited scrutiny towards the Ku Klux Klan. So, what is the KKK? Learn More: Ku Klux Klan http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan "Founded in 1866, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party's Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks." 100 Years Later, What's The Legacy Of 'Birth Of A Nation'? http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2015/02/08/383279630/100-years-later-whats-the-legacy-of-birth-of-a-nation "One hundred years ago Sunday, the nascent film industry premiered what would go on to be its first blockbuster: The Birth of a Nation." Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism and Violence http://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/downloads/publication/Ku-Klux-Klan-A-History-of-Racism.pdf "Since 1865, the Ku Klux Klan has provided a vehicle for this kind of hatred in America, and its members have been responsible for atrocities that are difficult for most people to even imagine. " Ku Klux Klan recruitment drive raises old fears in South Carolina http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/8/1/ku-klux-klan.html "Sunday afternoon after church, youth pastor Demond Dawson was rounding up a van load of kids dressed in their Sunday best. " Watch more: How Germany Fights Nazis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmbbdm7Utuo&list;=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA Subscribe to TestTube Daily! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq